812 EXPERIENCE CHANGES US IN SURPRISING WAYS ...

If asked how experience changes us in surprising ways, I'd reply:
Each time experience leads toward
A deepening sense of conscious awareness
We may begin to see one of our character traits in a new light

Each time a new experience offers us a glimpse of clarity
Forcing us to identify a less than desirable trait
We can more accurately define
A strength that is only half baked

Each time life forces us to stare down a clear shot of reality, face to face
We can deny, get mad or begin to develop
The humility and courage necessary
To be true to both sides of one's inner self, at long last

You see ...
In the absence of humility and courage
We fail to evolve into the person
We mistakenly believe ourselves to be

If experience changes us for better or worse
And if conscious choice directs my personal path
Then wisdom suggests that I muster
As much humility as is necessary to see myself as I really am

If you ask me to name the anxious culprits
Who tie all sense of mindful humility into defensive knots
I'd reply—
Your ego and mine ...

If asked my main purpose for writing this blog
I'd reply:  Upon writing a post a day, I experience Aha! moments
Which enable me to identify insecurities that my ego tries to hide
Not only from others but from myself ...